BBC News visited the Royal Institution's Young Scientist Centre in London, where manager Dave Porter showed some of the experiments that could be conducted with chemistry sets past and present.

After a seal lost for the second time is rescued in Lincolnshire, the BBC News website asks how difficult it is to return seals to the wild.

Nations seeking a strong deal at UN climate talks receive a rebuff as draft texts, seen by BBC News, propose future emission cuts kicking in after 2020.

The European Commission is planning to reform the fishing industry by having quota shares issued to boats for periods of at least 15 years, BBC News learns.

The government's chief scientist tells BBC News that officials "got it wrong" by failing to predict the impact of the volcanic ash emergency last year.

European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli has spoken to BBC News live from on board the International Space Station.

European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli speaks to BBC News from on board the International Space Station.

The General Pharmaceutical Council drops charges against pharmacies alleged to have advised people to take homeopathic remedies for malaria, BBC News learns.

BBC News visited the Russian village of Oymyakon in Siberia, officially the coldest inhabited place on Earth.

The UK's core civil science budget will be cut in by less than 10% over the next four years, BBC News understands.

What happens when 1,000 particle physicists meet? BBC News visited the 35th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP) in Paris to find out.

BBC News joins a wildlife search and rescue mission

BBC News goes inside BP's Gulf oil spill crisis centre

Rajendra Pachauri tells BBC News that he welcomes the vigorous debate on climate science.

Science minister David Willetts tells BBC News that space is a important growth sector for UK PLC.

Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres is to be the new head of the UN climate convention, BBC News understands.